Excerpt from Dedicated to the Ceaseless Rolling of the WavesIt has been said that there is something subtly inspiring about life on the high seas that makes a fellow want to scribble verses. Rudyard Kipling was hit by the sea bug. Last June theMoreExcerpt from Dedicated to the Ceaseless Rolling of the WavesIt has been said that there is something subtly inspiring about life on the high seas that makes a fellow want to scribble verses.
Rudyard Kipling was hit by the sea bug. Last June the 8th an embryonic Kip graduated from this school in the person of Robert L. Thomas, E(R)2c.Thomas is with the Armed Guard detail out of New York- and while off watch on his long trips across the pond, he has been dashing off verses that admirably reflect his sea moods.
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